The four of them packed up and walked to the bow of the boat, and the Master of Joy and the others had already stood early, and after the salute, Liu Zi'an instructed the three of them to stand beside Tranquility and not run around, so they continued to look forward.

At this time, the two ships were sailing slowly in line, and you could see that there were already many ships waiting to cross the border ahead.

Zhushan Military Town is the closest military town to Shanshui County, the military town is a special checkpoint set up by the emperor in order to strengthen the control of the North-South Grand Canal, closely monitoring the people who come and go, and is also responsible for collecting taxes on all ships, and also supervising whether there are contraband such as salt and iron on the ships.

The supreme commander of the military town, the head of the town, is directly under the emperor, and has absolute authority over the canal area under his jurisdiction, and any ship passing through the military town must be inspected, even if it is a powerful house in Kyoto, otherwise it will be necessary to wait for the shipwreck here.

The ships in front of them were one by one, and soon it was the turn of the Liu family's boat.

When the cargo ship docked at the designated position, five soldiers bravely jumped in from the boat.

Liu Zi'an smiled and stuffed the purses of the five people next to each other, took out the household registration certificates and Lu Yin hands and handed them to the soldiers in charge of registration.

"Ahh The soldiers, who were about to finish registering their names with a cold face on official business, couldn't help but exclaim when they saw the glittering golden imperial gift of Master Joy on the top. The soldiers patrolling the high platform on both sides of the strait with bows and arrows heard the shouts and gathered in unison, and the people on the boat moved and waited for the rhythm of being shot into hedgehogs.

The soldier in charge of registration did not feel the tense atmosphere around him at all, and looked at the thin old monk in an ordinary gray robe with a look of admiration in his hand.

"Master! You are a master of joy! The soldiers in their thirties seemed to see their beloved girl, and they were overwhelmed with excitement, and they took two steps forward to pull the master to express their admiration, but they were afraid that they would surprise the master.

The soldiers who had been killed screamed when they saw Master Joy, and they stared at the old monk dressed as a hermit with a fierce look in their eyes.

Feeling the respect of the soldiers and the noisy surrounding ships due to his appearance, he felt that he had enough of pretending to be enough, and Master Xile straightened the wide sleeves of his shirt, put his hands together and said, "Amitabha, the old man is going to Kyoto to see the benefactor for a convenient trip." ”

Zhou Chengren was courteous to the master. I didn't know why I was excited, so I said again and again: "It's convenient, it's convenient." ”

Master Xile is not an ordinary famous monk, he is a monk with a title and a great merit in front of the emperor, not to mention anything else, the title of the master is what they should see these stragglers.

Because the Queen Mother's birthday is approaching. After a few years, groups of officials and high-ranking monks from all over the country began to enter Beijing, and Zhou Chengren also saw a lot of big people, and quickly calmed down, bowed to Master Xile and said: "Boy Zhou Chengren, if there is any rudeness, I hope the master will forgive me." The master has worked hard all the way, so it is better to get off the boat and rest. "By the way, when will we be promoted and get rich?

Master Joy could know what the person in front of him was thinking with his eyes closed, and replied with a smile for the sake of a smooth journey in the future: "The donor will be able to do his part well today, and the old man will be one step ahead if he has important things to do on this trip." ”

Zhou Chengren was first regretful and then surprised, the master is reminding himself!

Do you want to do it? What's in your mind? Promoted to get rich, how does the master know what I think and be sure that I will definitely be promoted and make a fortune? But since the master dares to say this, there must be something calculated, it seems that Lao Tzu is lucky today!

Zhou Chengren is a measured person, otherwise he would not have stayed in the most profitable position in the military town for a few years without being squeezed down, and immediately bowed: "Master Xie is not stingy, Chengren is grateful!" ”

The two cargo ships slowly sailed out of the pass under the watchful eyes of the soldiers of the military town.

Zhou Chengren looked at the departing ship for a long time under the envious and jealous eyes of his colleagues.

The master said that we can make our wishes come true! I'm so happy today! I'm so happy today! Let's have two drinks to celebrate! But what is the master's advice: if you do your part today, you can make your wishes come true!

Today! Today!! Today!!!

Why today? Could it be that there is something big that can change our fate?

It's a matter of duty! It's a matter of duty!!

What is the part? Checking passing ships, of course!

Or is there something going to happen to the ship that is going to pass today.

Zhou Chengren felt that the master was a warning to himself in disguise. Immediately decided to watch the next ship with wide eyes today, whether it is a noble person or a big criminal, no one wants to slip under Lao Tzu's nose.

"Keep your eyes open for Lao Tzu, work hard today, and please drink tomorrow!" Zhou Chengren shouted at his team's subordinates.

On the big ship, which was only a few dozen meters away from Zhou Chengren, the hatch door was knocked gently.

"Young master, just now the monk of joy who discovered the waterway in the mountains is passing through the pass, and the crowd will disperse immediately if he thinks about it." The young man dressed as a small servant sneered and continued: "A stinky monk really thinks that he is a high-ranking monk, and he is also in the mountains and waterways, I bah!" I don't know how many people have come out of the waterway. The credit was taken by a bald donkey! ”

The man sitting on the couch wearing a white jade crown in the cabin, a moon-white robe, and a hollow jade belt around his waist looked up at the visitor and reprimanded: "Xiaoguang, be cautious!" Since the emperor Lao'er let the monk of joy take the credit. Naturally useful. The people have a deep belief in Buddhism, so don't say anything about it in the future. ”

The young man who was called Xiaoguang pursed his lips and scolded again and again in his heart: 'Bald donkey! Dead bald donkey! Hairless dead bald donkey! ’

The young master seemed to know that Xiaoguang was scolding, so he smiled helplessly and sighed: "The goods are worth a lot of silver this time, but don't make any mistakes." ”

Xiaoguang waved his hand, "Young Master, you are really worrying, what problems have arisen over the years." The name of Zhao Guogong's Mansion is still quite effective. ”

At the front of the team, because of Master Xile's words, Zhou Chengren could be said to be nitpicky when he checked it, and he refused to let go of the bottom of the boat in the back kitchen. Because of his actions, the speed of the whole team slowed down.

"Checked! Checked! Give me the bow of the ship! Paperwork ready! Zhou Chengren jumped on the boat first and shouted at the passengers on board.

The shipwright and passengers on the ship skillfully walked to the bow of the boat and stood there to make a pile, and the owner watched Zhou Chengren take people on the boat and trotted forward with a smile and said, "Master Jun has worked hard, this little meaning is to buy tea for you to eat." ”

Zhou Chengren and his four younger brothers took the heavy purse one by one, swept over the two piles of people on the boat, and targeted a group of people who were obviously guests. The boatmen hid in the dark and damp bottom all year round and rocked their oars, their faces were much paler than ordinary people, and Zhou Chengren could see at a glance that those people were experienced boatmen, and there was nothing worth noting.

"You're a cargo ship, what are you carrying? What's going on with those people? ”

The owner of the ship secretly sighed unlucky, usually filial piety is not all meant to see the past, how can it be traced today.

Wiping the sweat on his forehead, the owner of the ship replied respectfully: "Master Jun, this is indeed a cargo ship, this is the road guide, our owner is Qianfeng Ship, and the small one is Deng San, the steward of this ship, this time it is Zhao Guogong's mansion that needs a batch of porcelain to support us to go." After speaking, Deng San smiled awkwardly, "You also know that we don't make much money on a trip, this boat is empty and empty, and these people have not hired a suitable passenger boat to take a tailwind boat." ”

Due to the absolute importance of the North-South Grand Canal in Dashang, this route through the north and south naturally had to be controlled by those in power. Qianfeng Shipping Company is the industry of the Qian family, the first imperial merchant of the Great Merchants, and is one of the top three major forces on the North-South Grand Canal in addition to the Jingtai Shipping Company opened by the royal family.

Qianfeng shipping company mainly transports goods and people, because of the early opening of the relationship along the way, safe and reliable, in the people are very prestigious.

Zhou Chengren subconsciously wanted to release the water when he heard that it was the ship of Qian Feng Ship Company, or the goods hired by the Zhao Guogong Mansion, and the expression on his face was also close to the people, and he wanted to walk around the form as before, but the words of Master Xile "Do a good job" suddenly appeared in his mind, and the words that were originally going to be released became "Follow me to check it!" ”

Although Deng San felt that this person did not act according to common sense, he still led the way in front and took a few people to inspect the goods.

In the crowd of people who were classified as half-way merchants, Xiaoguang subconsciously grabbed the corner of the thin man's clothes beside him and said almost inaudibly: "What should I do young master?" "That's what they've managed to save!

Su Chengfeng clenched his fists and coughed lightly, his pale face showed a little blood because of the cough, his thin body leaned on Xiaoguang's body, and replied in a low voice: "Remember your identity, little girl." ”

Xiaoguang was stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted to support the emaciated young master, and stood with his head down and didn't dare to look around.

The load of the medium-sized cargo ship is not large, the two floors below the three-story building ship are crowded with hitchhikers, and the upper rooms are the residences of Deng San and several of their stewards, this time it is not some precious porcelain to be transported, but the prince of the Guogong Mansion saw a set of southern porcelain when he was a guest outside, and he called the housekeeper to purchase some for gifting, and these porcelain were tightly wrapped and placed in the warehouse.

Zhou Chengren took four of his subordinates to take a brief look at the residence, and was led by Deng San to the cabin where the porcelain was placed.

Deng San opened the hatch and introduced: "These porcelains are not precious objects, it is said that they are fired from a small kiln in the south, because the pattern is good, and the pattern on it is unique and has won the love of the prince of the Guogong Mansion, and the son is specially asked to be found and given away." "Powerful families such as Guogong Mansion usually have special porcelain kilns to supply, and the reason why they used their Qianfeng ship to transport goods Deng Sanyi together this time.

Zhou Chengren was not interested in these, and looked at the neatly placed boxes in front of him and motioned to his subordinates to draw two and open them.

Deng San didn't look at it on the side, and when he handed the awl, he still didn't forget to tell him, "Be careful, this thing is easy to break, the things in the Guogong Mansion are very expensive, usually just take a bundle of straw, these are good goods specially cushioned with silk." After Deng San finished speaking, he couldn't help but quip: "The things that people use to pad the dishes are more valuable than the ones we wear!" ”

Zhou Chengren's younger brothers also cooperated and sighed, this is the gap.

The wooden box that was speaking had been opened, and Deng San casually pulled the silk on the porcelain, and said with a smile: "Let's also open our eyes and see how chic it is." ”

Open your eyes.

It's an eye-opener.

Zhou Chengren took out the potbelly jar inside and opened it to take a look, the boss with his eyes open, the master blesses! Today was an eye-opener.

(To be continued.) )